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Wow.

We just wrapped up the first session of EWT01. What a great bunch of testers, that was such good fun. Many thanks to all participants, and of course to Ajay and Markus, my co-conspirators.

Keep an eye on http://weekendtesting.com/ for more info about Weekend Testing! Remember you can sign up for Bangalore/Chennai/Hyderabad sessions too, I also attended WT21 this morning so it's been a Weekend Testing packed day...

I won't say any m… Continue

Hi folks,

You might have noticed various posts and tweets from Markus and myself about Weekend Testing lately. We're now looking to find a small number of keen testers to participate in the early sessions this January, for the new Europe chapter. Contact info below or leave a… Continue

There have been quite a few books published in the last few years that identify deliberate practice as an essential component of success. 'Outliers', 'Talent is Overrated', 'The Talent Code', and more. (Anyone got a link for that Mary Poppendieck talk on deliberate practice? That's good too.)


Deliberate practice, however, may not be straightforward to accomplish at work for many of us. (And that's assuming that you're currently working!). Even in economic good times, many companies don't value… Continue

Markus Gärtner has been writing a series of posts about learning and software craftmanship recently. Well worth checking out.

I'm struck by his repeated use of swimming training as an analogy. It's interesting for me to read this, as my experience of learning to sw… Continue

I've been thinking about this post of Markus's recently, and about my own CS degree. It's about two and a half years since I graduated - though it took me about seven years to complete the degree, as I was working full time. My degree was a little different to the standard UK 3-year full-time on-campus BSc - for a start, I think it was the first degree course in the world resulting from a partnership between an employer,… Continue